Musegg Walls - Luzern, Switzerland
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manchanegra
N 47° 03.208 E 008° 17.950
32T E 446772 N 5211344
Quick Description: Musegg Walls are the remainings of the rampart walls of Luzern and are almost intact.
Location: Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/9/2006 9:13:18 AM
Waymark Code: WMY4P
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Long Description:A part of the rampart walls built in 1386; the wall is still almost
entirely intact.
This is a series of nine towers that are part of the rampart
walls that surround the city. They span approximately 800m around
the city.
Built in 1386, the wall stands almost entirely intact due to the
fact that Lucerne was never really under any harm, thanks to its
strategic location amongst the Alps.
Three of the towers are open to the public: Schirmer, Zyt, and
Männli, but are only open between May to October. Admission is
free.
Often overlooked on visits to Lucerne, you should make this part
of your itinerary as a visit gives you a panoramic and breathtaking
view of the entire city and the lake.
The view from the towers is even more romantic during dusk. So
if you do have the opportunity, be sure to take a visit, as they
are open ‘til 8pm.
You can access the towers by strolling west from Weinmarkt along
the river on St- Karliquai, past the sophisticated-looking
hydroelectric turbines on the Reuss. The route will bring you to
the Nölliturm (This is where the coordinates will take you), the
first of the fortified gates marking the southwestern stretch of
the wall. Pass through the gate and head right up the hill to gain
access to the Musegg battlements. This is an oddly rustic corner of
Luzern, cut off from the city behind the walls, and you may well
come across a cow or two quietly grazing back here, residents of a
part-time urban farm. Stairs rise to the top of both the Männliturm
and, further along, the Luegisland-Turm (Countryside Viewpoint
Tower), but the battlements walk properly starts at the Wachtturm.
From here, you can follow the parapets along to the Zytturm, with
the oldest clock in Luzern (granted the honour of chiming one
minute before all the others in the town). It was built by Hans
Luter in 1535.
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